The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is going to construct an underground
subway across the busy Pankha Road in West Delhi to connect its Dabri Mor
Metro station on the upcoming Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden corridor
with the localities on the other side of the road.

This subway will come up just before the Dabri Mor circle on the left side
of Pankha Road moving towards Sagarpur, Delhi Cantonment etc. Thus entry to
Dabri mor station will be from both sides of Pankha Road. The Dabri Mor
Metro station will be constructed just adjacent to the Janakpuri C2D area
on DDA land. The subway will then connect the station with localities such
as Sitapuri, Dabri Mor Police Station, Sagarpur etc on the other side of Pankha
Road.

This subway will be an architectural landmark as it will be built without
hampering the construction of a flyover right above it at a depth of 9.77
mtrs from road level. It will also pass below the existing drain on Pankha
Road and the Metro tunnel will come up below the subway at a depth of 17.05
mtrs from road level. An innovative technology known as ‘box pushing’ will
be used to construct this subway. In the use of this technology, vertical
excavation or large scale digging is not required.

The technology uses RCC boxes in segments that are cast and then pushed
through below the road to create a tunnel. The traffic on the busy road
also will not be hampered. Generally the construction of such subways
involve large scale excavation which lead to problems such as diversion of
road traffic. This technology, being used in this construction by Delhi
Metro shall minimize public inconvenience.

Apart from Metro commuters, general people intending to cross the ever
busy Pankha
Road also will be able to use this subway as it will be in the unpaid area
of the Metro station. The subway will be about 75 metres long with breadth
of 7 metres and height of about 3.5 metres.

The Dabri Mor Metro station will cater to areas such as Sitapuri, Dabri,
Sagarpur, Uttam Nagar, parts of Janakpuri etc. Approximately 20,000
commuters are expected to use this line once it is commissioned in 2016.
The tenders for the station have been received and are being evaluated
currently. This station, coming up on DDA land, has been built in a
slightly curved manner to avoid any demolition of private or public
properties.